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Thursday, 16 July 2015

Eid comes two times in a
year as a day of celebration. Eid ul Fitr comes after a month of prayers,
sacrifice and dedication. Eid ul Adha is practiced to follow the Sunnah of
Hazrat Ibrahim A.S. These religious holidays are celebrated by the Muslim
population all around the world, regardless of sect, creed or nationality. Everyone greet one another on the day of Eid. Muslims
should spend these holidays indulging in the following Sunnah activities;

Sunnah
Acts to follow on the day of Eid

Taking of Ghusl or Bath
(AbdulRazzaq 5754)

Muslims should aim to be
dressed in the best of their clothing and should also be wearing their best
perfumes to ensure that they look and smell great. (Muslim 2066)(Bukhari 886)

Muslims, prior to leaving
the house for prayers, should aim to consume an odd number of dates. If there
are no dates available, then an odd amount of any food will suffice. (Bukhari
953)

It is better to go to
Prayer ground or prayer area on foot (Bukhari 956)

We should do our best to
make it to the Eid Prayers, regardless of distance. (Muslim 890)(Bukhari 913)

Even if the females are
not praying they are encouraged to accompany their families to the mosque and
attend the Eid prayers. (Bukhari 971) (Muslim 890)

Muslims should aim to
recite the Takbir from the time they wake up, right up till the time that the
Imam formally starts the Eid prayers (Ibn Abi Syatbah 5621)

Muslims should be in a
celebratory mood and should also greet other Muslims with greetings of good
health and good faith. (Al-Fath 2/446)

Take different path home
than the one you took to come to the prayer area. (Bukhari 986)

We should take out the
time from our daily routines and spend the maximum amount of time with our
families. Eid ul fitr is celebrated for
a time period of one to three days, depending on the region you are located in.
the common greetings which are associated with this Holiday, are the most
common Arabic Greeting which is Eid Mubarak, while some places like Turkey have
a saying Bayraminiz Kutlu olson which means May your Bayram / Eid be blessed. On this blessed holiday all Muslims around the
world have been strongly encouraged in forgiving and forgetting any and all
grievances and differences which they might be having with another Muslims or
Non Muslim. Muslims should aim to eradicate the animosity which may have been
accumulated over the rest of the year.

Muslims have been
forbidden on fasting on the Eid Day, as it is supposed to be a day of
celebration. It is customary that this holiday be celebrated by having a
special breakfast consisting of date, before attending the Eid prayers. As this
day of Eid Al Fitr marks the ending of the month of Ramadan, and the fasting
and sacrifice associated with it. These are aimed at expressing the base values
of the Muslim people and their community.